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Stephen Hawking, the acclaimed physicist whose work defied conventional conceptualization and which led to a much deeper understanding of the extreme forces of the cosmos, passed on March 14, 2018 (Einstein’s birthday, as many have noted) at the age of 76.

Remembrances have been pouring in from Hawking’s contemporaries across a variety of fields, from those who worked with him, to those inspired by him, to those who depicted him, and to those who just…kind of had fun messing around with him.

From the field of physics

An inspiring story from Dr. Katherine J. Mack:

You’ll read about it in all the obituaries, but I should reiterate that Hawking’s influence on theoretical physics, and on our understanding of the cosmos, was massive. The ideas he put forth continue to show us new avenues of discovery.

20 years after A Brief History of Time was published, I spent a year studying and researching at Cambridge University in the theoretical cosmology group as a visiting graduate student. I don't have many photos, but here I am at Hawking's Christmas dinner. pic.twitter.com/4MJ8ZpaGzd

His passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake. But it's not empty. Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018. pic.twitter.com/nAanMySqkt

As we near Pi day (3.14) I join the global community in mourning the loss of the greatest physicist of our era. #StephenHawking is free from the physical constraints of this earthly condition we all exist in and he is soaring above us now marveling at it all. pic.twitter.com/o3V0TZrppj

Stephen Hawking was a brilliant man, but he was also an incredibly funny man. It was a huge privilege to waste some of his time, and I'll never forget the twinkle in his eye here …https://t.co/xUmm2qIAiN

Stephen Hawking's historic breakthroughs in science advanced humanity’s understanding of the universe even as the extraordinarily courageous life he led inspired us all. He will be greatly missed and will never be forgotten.

You’re going to read a lot of deep, loving tributes to Stephen Hawking from smarter people than myself. But I’d like to remind you about that time Hawking proved time travel isn’t possible by throwing a party for them and no one showed. pic.twitter.com/zkTnb92jyR